Benchmarks for Stagecraft Tech

Develop personal resources

Students will:

• construct theatre with attention to sensory and emotional detail in content and form

• collaborate to construct and produce theatre

• demonstrate discipline and communication skills as a participant in theatre productions

Know and manage theatre resources and technology

Students will:

• understand and use the processes, techniques, and materials of technical theatre

• synthesize knowledge of other disciplines into technical theatre

• communicate understanding of technical theatre language

• understand the role and responsibilities of the production team

Create theatre through individual expression and artistic collaboration

Students will:

• demonstrate ensemble in theatre production

• apply technical theatre to enhance director/playwright’s intent

• collaborate in creating and executing technical elements for theatre production

Analyze and form aesthetic judgments

Students will:

• analyze and evaluate elements of dramatic literature as a basis for technical theatre decisions

• analyze and evaluate productions using selected and specific criteria

• respond to theatre’s interpretation of the human experience

Relate theatre to its social and historical context

Students will:

• explore selected occupations in theatre

• research and employ historical solutions to construction problems

• reflect upon personal and universal meanings in theatre

• examine relationships between theatre and other disciplines

Grade Level: 9-12 Open Enrollment Length: Year Long